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The film was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin. Actors Denzel Washington (Coach Boone), Bill Patton (Coach Yoast), Wood Harris (Julius Campbell), and Ryan Hurst (Gerry Bertier) performed a grand tale of the football life in Virginia. The story specifically takes place in the town of Alexandria…

family when He destroyed Jericho. Rahab was a prostitute and a sinner, but her actions and sacrifice helped God fulfill his covenant with the Israelites to lead them to The Promised Land. Rahab went on to marry an Israelite and gave birth to a son, Boaz, who married…

First of all “freedom” and “security” are both vague concepts that are both equally important and therefore there is a trade off between them. They are both interconnected and neglecting one in the pursuit of the other can cause a problem in that society. This essay aims to highlight both the advantages and disadvantages of freedom and security at an individual and societal level. It will also incorporate use of significant examples in different countries relating to these concepts focusing on…

speakers tone on the poem is informative. The purpose of the authors writing is to inform or narrate the reader about this biblical stories. From stanzas 4-7, the poem is very detailed about the story about how Ruth was humbled and found grace before Boaz. Although the poem was…

Neo-Expressionist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, explores ideas of inequality and peace in his 1983 painting, La Colomba. This, oil and print on canvas, features a figure in the center with an over-sized oblong head with a distorted black torso. The background of the composition consists of a collage of photocopied drawings and images. The left side is painted over with a sky blue and right side displays scribbled olive branches overlaying the upper half. The left of the figure a splatter of red…

The laws pertaining to marriage in the legal codes distributed throughout the Old Testament are few and scattered. Most of these laws address issues such as: anathemas pertaining to who to marry, how to determine virginity, the dissolution of marriage, remarriage, childlessness, widowhood, etc. This is unlike the ancient near Eastern codes which tend to discuss matters of legal interest in an orderly manner; thus, the laws of marriage, for most part, are successively arranged in blocks like…

Racism on the Gridiron Do you have metathesiophobia, the fear of change? Remember the Titans, directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Denzel Washington and Will Patton, takes place in Alexandria Virginia in 1971. It is about an all white school and an all black school that integrate to form T.C. Williams. This leads to very high racism, discrimination, and prejudice in the town. The film does a great job of leaving an impact on the viewer by portraying a change of heart in many characters. The…

The American Dream: Libertarianism and America’s Idiosyncratic Mindset Throughout the course of U.S. history, the principle belief of one’s right to their own life and liberty has been heavily ingrained into the consciousness and values of America’s population and government. It is a sentiment explicitly noted in the nation's founding documents, and a core aspect of infrastructure to the rights American’s feel entitled to. With this in mind, it is no coincidence that many of the proponents of…

grandson whom she called her own son and nursed him as her own. This matchmaker had been faithful even while living among the pagan Moabites. She used the opportunity that God gave her by matching up Ruth with Boaz intelligently. She used God's wisdom by sending Ruth to glean the fields of Boaz and slowly got her connected into a holy matrimony. Her example of faithfulness had an impact on a story that today we are able to say 'OUR Redeemer'…

The film Remember the Titans is a film written by Gregory Allen Howard, directed by Boaz Yakin, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film was set in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. The film is about a high school football team. However, it's much more than that. Remember the Titans is about the struggle to succeed, not just as a football team, but also succeed in making and keeping a friendship, despite the circumstances. The team struggled for many reasons the main one being race, but also…